A kid was sitting on his lawn with a litter of puppies one morning. George Bush was on his morning run, accompanied by some Secret Service workers. He kindly asked the boy what kind of puppies they were.

The little boy said, 'Republicans.' The President beamed, patted the boy on the head, and said, 'Atta boy!' A few weeks later Bush was jogging again, this time with Dick Cheney in tow. Bush stopped at the boy's house, winked at Dick and said, 'Hi little boy, what kind of puppies are those?' The boy said, 'Democrats.' Bush was shocked and crushed. 'What happened? A few weeks ago they were Republicans!' The boy answered, 'Well, then the puppies opened their eyes.'